Anyone else heard Real Estate?

dazedcola · 12.09.2009, 07:53 PM

NOT to be confused with sunny day real estate, this is a new band from new jersey that seemed to have captured summer in their sound. Using just the right amount of reverb and slide it gives this great hazy mellow vibe to it. Imagine if Yo La Tengo were really into surf and early REM and you basically have this band.

I've been playing their cd ever since I got it, its perfect for unwinding to.If you haven't heard em yet, now's your chance below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi2HJGziAA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH2ubTDV8D4

davenotdead · 12.09.2009, 08:09 PM

matt mondanile also does music as Ducktails.

http://www.thetripwire.com/tripwiret...pleasant-live/

look for yr very own dnd in that video. lol

Jeremy · 12.09.2009, 10:07 PM

I enjoy Real Estate, their album is good stuff. Do remind me a bit of Yo La Tengo, though.

~Jeremy~

dionysusundone · 12.10.2009, 12:11 AM

They're alright, I really liked their singles, but I can't listen to an album's worth of them, I realized.

DJ Rick · 12.11.2009, 08:08 PM

Their first single was the most regrettable purchase I made this year. It was like wallpaper music....so easy to sublimate, so hard to remember.

Haven't heard the LP.

Saw 'em live in San Francisco last month. They got added to a show with Eternal Tapestry, Barn Owl, and Moon Duo at The Hemlock sorta last minute. It was a couple days after Pitchforkmedia named them the best new band of 2009. This was completely unbeknownst to me, so it was quite a surprise to get to the Hemlock and find a line out the door. I was thinking...gee, did my friends in E Tap just get really popular all of a sudden??

Fortunately, I got noticed by the soundguy/co-owner of the place and brought to the front of the line. I've helped his band out in my town before, so it was a perfectly timed kharmic cash-in.

We got in there to see Real Estate. They were pleasant. A couple songs were pretty appreciable, but mostly, it was far too pleasant for my tastes. On their better songs, I was reminded of the first album by Indian Bingo, or maybe even Whatfunlifewas by Bedhead....but less melancholic than either.

A buncha these P4k-kneepads-wearers threw up the clichéd rawk hand-symbol and held bottled microbrews and PBRs to the sky like we were at a Skynyrd show. Half the room cleared out by the time Eternal Tapestry kicked into second gear. It was incredibly disrespectful and annoying. But surely Real Estate were not to blame for that!

I suppose I'll gladly book 'em a show if they ever come through Sacto. They'd be great to play with the Ganglians. High schoolers will come out on dates. It is total "girlfriend rock".

My regional bias may have a little to do with it, but I believe that the Ganglians are the class of this trend of summery/shimmery/"beachy" pop that is often attributed--albeit wrongly--to following the Wavves wagon.

DJ Rick · 12.11.2009, 08:09 PM

Also, as far as "girlfriend rock" is concerned, this band is the most incredibly underrated by both girlfriends and their other halves....

http://www.myspace.com/theaerosols

atsonicpark · 12.26.2009, 07:36 PM

I like this band a lot, but I liked DJ Rick's posts in this thread more.

pokkeherrie · 12.28.2009, 05:26 PM

they're alright but i much prefer ducktails

atsonicpark · 12.29.2009, 12:02 AM

I don't hear anything similiar between this poppy band and Ducktails. Why are these bands grouped together? Just because of a vaguely (VERY vague) surfy vibe?

But yeah, sure, Ducktails is way better.

dionysusundone · 12.29.2009, 02:25 AM

They're mainly linked because the Ducktails dude is in Real Estate too

loubarret · 12.29.2009, 04:00 AM

I don't know yet what to think of the album. I enjoyed some of the ducktails stuff but Real Estate hasn't got me into a liking mood yet.

12.09.2009, 07:53 PM	#1
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	NOT to be confused with sunny day real estate, this is a new band from new jersey that seemed to have captured summer in their sound. Using just the right amount of reverb and slide it gives this great hazy mellow vibe to it. Imagine if Yo La Tengo were really into surf and early REM and you basically have this band. I've been playing their cd ever since I got it, its perfect for unwinding to.If you haven't heard em yet, now's your chance below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi2HJGziAA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH2ubTDV8D4 __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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12.09.2009, 08:09 PM	#2
davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	matt mondanile also does music as Ducktails. http://www.thetripwire.com/tripwiret...pleasant-live/ look for yr very own dnd in that video. lol __________________
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12.09.2009, 10:07 PM	#3
Jeremy 100% Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Batcave Posts: 833	I enjoy Real Estate, their album is good stuff. Do remind me a bit of Yo La Tengo, though. ~Jeremy~ __________________
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12.10.2009, 12:11 AM	#4
dionysusundone the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 871	They're alright, I really liked their singles, but I can't listen to an album's worth of them, I realized. __________________ -James
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12.11.2009, 08:08 PM	#5
DJ Rick 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacto (CA) Institute for Record Collection Scrutiny Posts: 817	Their first single was the most regrettable purchase I made this year. It was like wallpaper music....so easy to sublimate, so hard to remember. Haven't heard the LP. Saw 'em live in San Francisco last month. They got added to a show with Eternal Tapestry, Barn Owl, and Moon Duo at The Hemlock sorta last minute. It was a couple days after Pitchforkmedia named them the best new band of 2009. This was completely unbeknownst to me, so it was quite a surprise to get to the Hemlock and find a line out the door. I was thinking...gee, did my friends in E Tap just get really popular all of a sudden?? Fortunately, I got noticed by the soundguy/co-owner of the place and brought to the front of the line. I've helped his band out in my town before, so it was a perfectly timed kharmic cash-in. We got in there to see Real Estate. They were pleasant. A couple songs were pretty appreciable, but mostly, it was far too pleasant for my tastes. On their better songs, I was reminded of the first album by Indian Bingo, or maybe even Whatfunlifewas by Bedhead....but less melancholic than either. A buncha these P4k-kneepads-wearers threw up the clichéd rawk hand-symbol and held bottled microbrews and PBRs to the sky like we were at a Skynyrd show. Half the room cleared out by the time Eternal Tapestry kicked into second gear. It was incredibly disrespectful and annoying. But surely Real Estate were not to blame for that! I suppose I'll gladly book 'em a show if they ever come through Sacto. They'd be great to play with the Ganglians. High schoolers will come out on dates. It is total "girlfriend rock". My regional bias may have a little to do with it, but I believe that the Ganglians are the class of this trend of summery/shimmery/"beachy" pop that is often attributed--albeit wrongly--to following the Wavves wagon. __________________ http://artforspastics.blogspot.com/
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12.11.2009, 08:09 PM	#6
DJ Rick 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacto (CA) Institute for Record Collection Scrutiny Posts: 817	Also, as far as "girlfriend rock" is concerned, this band is the most incredibly underrated by both girlfriends and their other halves.... http://www.myspace.com/theaerosols __________________ http://artforspastics.blogspot.com/
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12.26.2009, 07:36 PM	#7
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I like this band a lot, but I liked DJ Rick's posts in this thread more. __________________
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12.28.2009, 05:26 PM	#8
pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	they're alright but i much prefer ducktails
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12.29.2009, 12:02 AM	#9
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I don't hear anything similiar between this poppy band and Ducktails. Why are these bands grouped together? Just because of a vaguely (VERY vague) surfy vibe? But yeah, sure, Ducktails is way better. __________________
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12.29.2009, 02:25 AM	#10
dionysusundone the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 871	They're mainly linked because the Ducktails dude is in Real Estate too __________________ -James
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12.29.2009, 04:00 AM	#11
loubarret expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Dutch suburbs Posts: 1,573	I don't know yet what to think of the album. I enjoyed some of the ducktails stuff but Real Estate hasn't got me into a liking mood yet.
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